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Kitchen Fire

Date: 05 03 1957
Description: A fire chief is surveying the damage from a kitchen fire at 906 East Mifflin Street in Madison, while the fire fighters are sweeping up with brooms.
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Madison Apartment Fire

Date: 02 19 1959
Description: Madison firemen fighting an apartment fire at 146 West Johnson street.
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Arboretum Brush Fire

Date: 03 08 1954
Description: Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
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Ice Cycles

Date: 02 12 1959
Description: Icicles hanging from the steps of a fire escape.
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New Third Grade Teacher in Sun Prairie

Date: 11 15 1960
Description: Members of Diane Schmitt's Sun Prairie school's third grade are greeted by Volunteer Fire Department chief Ben Blaschka during a tour of the fire station. ...
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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Captain Arne Lewick doubles as the fire station mechanic. Smoking a pipe, he is working at a lathe.
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Eldon Fremming, Deputy Fire Marshall

Date: 04 23 1959
Description: Portrait of Eldon Fremming, Wausau, recently sworn in as the new state deputy fire marshall.
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Firemen Activities at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Chatting about previous fire fighting experiences are (from left to right): Captain Arthur Wilcox, Firemen Russell Mani, and Wilbur Wright. They are sittin...
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Firemen Fighting Fire at Abandoned North Western Railway Ice House

Date: 09 28 1957
Description: Three firemen are spraying water on a fire at the abandoned North Western Railway ice house, located on South Brearly Street along the railroad tracks betw...
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Fire at a Gilman Street Mansion

Date: 12 02 1958
Description: Fire scenes at a three-story, converted mansion at 7 East Gilman street. Two men are carrying stacks of clothing near the front entrance. Ladders are leani...
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Explosion Kills Couple

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Explosion and fire in the 200 block of North Bassett Street caused the deaths of William and Gladys McGrath and destruction of five buildings. Firemen are ...
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State Capitol Employees Conduct a Fire Drill on a Hot July Day

Date: 07 21 1960
Description: The state Department of Administration Bureau of General Services and the Madison Fire Department conduct a practice fire drill at the State Capitol during...
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Cub Scout Pack Picnic at Hoyt Park

Date: 06 04 1957
Description: Gene Maddrell carries firewood for the fire pit where the scouts are building a fire to cook their lunch of hot dogs and buns with baked beans at Hoyt Park...
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Firemen Activities at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Lt. Henry Anderson (left) and Capt. Erwin Beale (right) waiting for details as Fireman O.E. Vallem is receiving a phone report from East Side firemen. Vall...
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Bjarne Bendixon and Dog Sandy

Date: 05 03 1957
Description: Bjarne Bendixson on his hands and knees, leaning over his dog, Sandy, wrapped in a blanket. They were saved by their housekeeper when fire flashed through ...
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Fire Drill Held at UW Bascom Hall

Date: 02 15 1961
Description: A fire drill and test of the alarm system is held at the University of Wisconsin Bascom Hall. The building was evacuated of all students and staff within f...
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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Harold Hansen (left) and Fred Manthe making chili for the firemen's dinner. Hansen is standing next to the stove stirring a deep pot with one hand, and is ...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Date: 04 06 1959
Description: The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influ...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Date: 04 06 1959
Description: The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influ...
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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Date: 04 07 1959
Description: The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influ...

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